Public Holidays In South Korea 2022-2026

Public holidays in South Korea Despite historical relations with China, the Gregorian calendar prevails in South Korea. However, the Chinese lunar calendar has not completely lost its influence. The most important events in the Korean year are Seollal and Chuseok and are always calculated according to the lunar calendar, although Seollal has a different cultural background than in China.

Making up about one third of the population, the Christians in the country also have a considerable share, which is why Christmas is also one of the public holidays. Buddhists also make up about a quarter of the country's population. Thus, Buddha's birthday was also included as a public holiday.

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Non-floating holidays

Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.

Date	Holiday
Jan. 1st	New Year’s Day
March 1st	Independence Movement Day
April 5th	Arbor Day
May 1st	Labour Day
May 5th	Children's day
May 8th	Parents' Day
May 15th	Teacher's Day
June 6th	Memorial Day
July 17th	Constitution Day
Aug. 15th	Liberation Day
Oct. 1st	Armed Forces Day
Oct. 3rd	National Foundation Day
Oct. 9th	Hangeul Day
Dec. 25th	Christmas Day

Moving Holidays in South Korea

Holiday	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Seollal (Last day of old year)	Feb. 16th	Feb. 5th	Jan. 25th	Feb. 12th	Feb. 2nd
Seollal (New Year's Day)	Feb. 17th	Feb. 6th	Jan. 26th	Feb. 13th	Feb. 3rd
Seollal (Second day of New Year)	Feb. 18th	Feb. 7th	Jan. 27th	Feb. 14th	Feb. 4th
Buddha's Birthday	May 24th	May 13th	May 2nd	May 20th	May 9th
Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)	Sept. 25th	Sept. 15th	Oct. 3rd	Sept. 22nd	Sept. 12th

Seollal - the Korean New Year

Seollal is the three-day New Year's festival based on the lunar calendar. Nationwide, it is much more important than the turn of the year based on the Gregorian calendar. Seollal is a predominantly traditional festival, which is celebrated in the circle of the family. On all three days, you wear your fine wardrobe, honor your parents and grandparents and spend time with your children. A traditional meal on the first day of the new year is often "Tteokguk," a soup with rice cake.

Chuseok - the harvest festival

Chuseok is also calculated according to the lunar calendar and takes place on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, usually in September or October. Since the 15th day of a lunar month is always a full moon day, the day is sometimes also called Hangawi, and thus moon festival. The actual translation of the word Chuseok is "autumn evening," while Hangawi means "great middle."On these three days, mainly the older family members, though also already deceased ancestors, are celebrated and honored. This is usually done in the house of the head of the family, most often the grandparents. It is accompanied by traffic jams throughout the country when entire families travel to the provinces.

Family Days

The traditionally large role of the family is quickly noticed by a European or American. The family has an enormous significance in South Korea. Chuseok and Seollal are much more family-oriented than comparable holidays in the Western world. In addition, the children's day on May 5 and the parents' day on May 8 are two more family-oriented holidays on the calendar. Parents' Day is not a work-free day. Unlike in many other countries, fathers and mothers are celebrated together. There are no individual father's or mother's days. Tourism development in South KoreaInternational travelers and tourism sector revenues of 1995-2024 in South Korea incl. employees, day trips and destinationsSunrise and sunset in South KoreaSunrise and sunset times of the most important cities in in South Korea. Day lengths per month and the actual sun angles and sunshine hours.Public holidays in Germany 2026-2030All public holidays and important celebrations in Germany: List of all dates from 2026 to 2030 - Work-free on fixed and movable dates🔎︎